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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates






2. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed






3. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.






4. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project






5. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget






6. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity






7. A source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable. on a control chart - it appears as part of the random process variation and is indicated by random pattern of points within the control limits. also referred to as random cause






8. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented






9. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives






10. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.






11. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






12. System of practices - techniques - procedures and rules used by those who work in a discipline






13. Any of all process related assets - from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that are or can be used to influence the project's success. these process assets include formal or informal plans - policies - procedures and guidelines.






14. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines






15. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.






16. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity at that summary level. same as summary activity.






17. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process






18. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs






19. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits






20. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks






21. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand






22. Evaluation of whether or not a product - service - or system complies with a regulation - requirement - specification or imposed condition.






23. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.






24. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions






25. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.






26. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me






27. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary






28. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance






29. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.






30. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






31. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups






32. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






33. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance






34. The area on either side of the centerline - or mean - of data plotted on a control chart that meets the customer's requirements for a product or service.






35. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






36. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information






37. Defined function to be performed by a project team member






38. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities






39. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning






40. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component






41. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.






42. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed






43. Features and functions that characterize a product - service or result






44. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






45. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.






46. Slack - Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.






47. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu






48. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.






49. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.






50. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project